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The Five Deadly Venoms (1978): Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard and Toad.

If you haven't seen this one, you don't know what you're missing. One of the most popular martial arts films in the world, and well worth watching!

The Five Venoms (1978)

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Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

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Movie Review | Five Deadly Venoms (Chang, 1978)

This is considered one of the most iconic Shaw Brothers movies I saw, and was certainly one of the first I ever saw, and upon revisiting this, I find it a little odd that it’s as beloved as it is. I am not knocking the movie’s quality, but instead noting the oddness of its narrative. I think when I first saw it, I didn’t really have a frame of reference for these things, so I kind of assumed this was pretty standard in such respects. The fact that it takes a mystery structure and withholds genre thrills didn’t stick out to me as unusual as it does now.

And when I first saw it, I assumed all classic Kung Fu movies were as dramatically rigid as this one, characters spouting exposition and declaring their current or changing allegiances either stoically or mischievously, depending on his sympathetic we’re supposed to find them. But having seen some of Chang Cheh’s earlier movies, which are more heartfelt and have blood running through their veins, this quality in his later films comes into focus as a more deliberate choice. These are less like stories you’re supposed to be swept up in and more like medieval tapestries that take on new meaning when viewed from different angles, not unlike the way the narrative shifts with different reveals.

The emphasis is on medieval. After a low key start, at around the midpoint we’re hit with a bunch of medieval instruments of torture and death as characters are tried in a kangaroo court. A coat of nails that resembles an iron maiden. Throat hooks and “brain pins” for discreet killing. If you were getting antsy early on about a lack of blood and guts, this stuff makes up for it.

And obviously we get the amazing fights with the titular Venoms, each of whom have distinct fighting styles (and cool masks to boot, although they sadly don’t wear them all that much). But the movie doesn’t overwhelm us with them, but instead metes out their abilities at key moments. As a result, the legendary final scene, which pulls out some last minute plot twists and throws in some off kilter editing to complement some of the styles, pops all the more.

I do not think this is the best Venom Mob film. Crippled Avengers and Five Elements Ninjas offer more bang for your buck, and the former might be my pick for the best choreographed martial arts movie I’ve ever seen. But as a transitional work towards the purer Kung Fu storytelling of those movies, I find it even more fascinating with my latest viewing.

Another rarity from Taiwan television. Alexander Lou and Robert Tai (the fight choreographer behind Five Deadly Venoms) square off in a nice weapon based fight scene.

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44 years ago today, 8/12/78.,...this ABSOLUTE CLASSIC was given to us

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The Five Deadly Venoms T-Shirts

By wearing this t-shirt, you can proudly showcase your love for The Five Deadly Venoms and its iconic martial arts action, while celebrating the legacy of this influential film.

Sifu is about to demonstrate lizard style kung fu!

Five Deadly Venoms

Agosto 12, 1978

I like making video edits, so I decided to make some gifs out of effects that I was trying out! These are what each of them say:

Kuo Chui ( 郭追 )

Born in Taiwan (生於台灣)

Born on October 21, 1951

I might make these for the other Venoms if you all like them!

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Radiation fire burning us alive Death The strongest trying to survive